Russian praganda Telegram channels blocked in Eure – media

That is according to DW, Ukrinform reports.

On Saturday, December 28, users in various Eurean countries attempting to access the channels of pragandist outlets — including the news agency RIA Novosti, publications Izvestia and Rossskaya Gazeta, as well as TV channels Russia Today, Russia 1, Channel One, and NTV — receive a message stating: “This channel is unavailable because it viated local laws.”

Users in Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, and France have reported encountering these restrictions. According to RIA Novosti, its channel is also inaccessible in Pand, Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Greece, and Italy.

The bans align with the Eurean Union’s decision in mid-May 2024 to prohibit the broadcasting of four Russia-linked media outlets. The EU Council stated that these outlets promote and sustain Russian praganda and its war against Ukraine.

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The banned entities include RIA Novosti, Izvestia, Rossskaya Gazeta, and the Czech-based internet portal Voice of Eure, linked to Viktor Medvedchuk.

All these pragandist media are under direct or indirect contr of the Russian Federation's leadership.

The EU Council clarified that the measures do not prevent affected media outlets and their staff from erating within the EU, except for broadcasting activities.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, Telegram recently blocked new channels created by allies of Mdovan igarch Ilan Shor, who fled to Russia, just hours after deactivating their previous channels.